Silent Vow

A Romance Novel by Maya Alden

Book 1 of the Dark & Silent Night Series

Subgenres & Tropes:

Dark Romance,
Mafia Romance,
Forbidden Love,
Opposites Attract,
Bodyguard Romance

Published 2025

Length 162 pages

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This book is for you if you're into...

Hitman romance where the target becomes the love interest
Mafia pasts colliding with present-day redemption arcs
Short, high-stakes stories with betrayal and groveling

Publisher Description

In the shadows, he was hired to kill her. In her light, he found the one thing he couldn’t destroy.

Lucian Maddox is a man of few words and even darker secrets. By day, he manages a part of the family’s media empire. By night, he’s a lethal assassin with no attachments—until his next target shatters his reality.

Calista Ferraro escaped her mafia past to run a homeless shelter and live a life of quiet purpose. But when a contract is placed on her life, her world collides with the man sent to end it.

Lucian was supposed to kill her. Instead, he falls for her.

As enemies close in, Calista begins to trust the man she believes is her protector. But when she uncovers Lucian’s truth, love may not be enough to save either of them.

Silent Vow is the first book in the Dark & Silent Night series—dark, emotional romances about the Maddox brothers that explore the razor-thin line between hero and villain.

🖤 Hitman/Bodyguard
❤️ Forbidden love
🖤 Opposites attract
❤️ Dark secret identity
🖤 Stalking
❤️ Mafia ties
🖤 Betrayal & Grovel
❤️ Novella (23k words)